What’s happening today
A police officer tries to stop protesters displaying a Tibetan flag and a banner reading “No genocide games” at the birthplace of the ancient Olympics. (Thanassis Stavrakis / The Associated Press)
Fiery protest: Three activists were detained after breaking into the archaeological site in Greece where the flame-lighting ceremony for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics was being held to protest China’s human rights record. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Trudeau to visit Tk’emlúps: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will visit Kamloops, B.C., where unmarked graves were found at the site of a former residential school this spring, and meet with representatives of Tk’emlúps te Secwepemc Nation. He has apologized for travelling to Tofino with his family instead of appearing at any in-person events marking the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Special session to mark slaying: Britain’s House of Commons returns from a break, and most of the scheduled business has been replaced by tributes to David Amess, the Tory MP stabbed in a killing possibly linked to Islamist extremism. A service at St. Margaret’s Church will be held later today. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Haiti kidnappings: Haiti is preparing for protests about the Caribbean country’s lack of security as work continues to secure the release of 12 adults and five children who were abducted this weekend. One of the 17 people, who are with a U.S.-based missionary group, is Canadian. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Selection to start: Jury selection is scheduled to begin in the trial of three white men charged with fatally shooting a Black man, Ahmaud Arbery, as he was running in a Georgia neighbourhood in February 2020. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Sunny with a high of 22 C — more than double the average for today’s date. Wind from the south at 20 km/h increasing to 30 km/h and gusting to 50 early this afternoon.
In case you missed it
Photos by SHANNON VANRAES/WINNIPEG FREE PRESSRealtor Cheryl Demarcke is representing a former convent up for sale in the town of St. Jean Baptiste. And if you, too, are wondering, “No, absolutely not. I have never sold a convent before.”
Former convent for sale: A 124-year-old former convent in St. Jean Baptiste is on the market. “I believe this building represents a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,” realtor Cheryl Demarcke said. Ben Waldman reports. READ MORE
Frustrated about funds: The provincial government says it needs time to consult with Indigenous leaders to decide how to disperse $2.5 million that was promised to search for unmarked graves at former residential schools. Dylan Robertson reports. READ MORE
Early-season test for Jets: The Winnipeg Jets’ third game of the season might be the earliest “big test” the team has ever faced, Mike McIntyre writes in his latest column. READ MORE
More than words: Niigaan Sinclair says territorial acknowledgements work and that New Brunswick residents should be happy First Nations people there are “not trying something” beyond legal recourse. READ MORE
Full circle: Shelley Cook says she learned a lot by taking part in a sharing circle recently. Here is her latest column. READ MORE
On this date
On Oct. 18, 1922: The Manitoba Free Press reported Turkish representatives at an international peace conference in Constantinople called for all European capitulations outlined in previous treaties to be abolished. A blanket of snow nearly three inches deep fell on northern Ontario. A proposed Cornflower Day to commemorate the eighth anniversary of the Battle of Ypres in the Great War received support from the Prince of Wales.
Today’s front page
Get the full story: Read today’s e-edition of the Winnipeg Free Press READ MORE
|
